Hawkins Hats and Things has been an anchor business along West Fond du Lac Avenue for more than three decades. It's one of the few places in Milwaukee that carry Sunday church suits and hats. Few Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee have stayed open as long as Hawkins Hats and Things. I know Ms. Hawkins from the neighborhood I grew up in," said Lorenzo Davis, who owns a barbershop next door. Hawkins Hats and Things on West Fond du Lac Avenue"It has been a journey, a good one.